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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Friday September 28, 2007 - 33 Oakville Artists Home Gallery Tour features 18 artists The town is turning into an artist's enclave this weekend (Sept. 29 and 30) for the 5th annual Oakville Artists Home Gallery Tour. While professional artists such as Gail Mowat and Victoria Pearce are the anchors of the show, it's a venue that gives as much attention to emerging artists such as acrylic painters Christina Lee and Kalvin Bonnell, and hobby artists such as Roberta Carbone. First time tour participants can expect to see a variety of exceptional, diverse pieces that appeal to every age, said Carbone who is the show's spokesperson. "The event has especially been a popular draw for families and highlights the many faceted artistic talents of Oakville," she added With 18 artists displaying their pieces in seven homes throughout the town this year, the show's popularity has already prompted a waiting list of participants for next year's edition, said Carbone. Organizers are also not short of art lovers who are more than willing to open up their homes to display the artists' works. The tour travels from north Oakville neighbourhoods including 1273 Hillview Cres., 1191 Lambeth Rd., 2091 Granby Dr. and 2019 Grand Blvd., as well as to the southwest end at 1555 Bayview Rd., 1561 Bayview Rd., and 20 Belvedere Dr. "Showing our art in residents' homes makes the experience far less intimidating than a gallery scene. It's a tour where folks can see really good art and feel free to linger with no pressure to buy ­ but purchases are certainly possible," said Carbone. The 18 artists participating this year are: Elfreda Pretorius, J.A. Kirby, Domenico (Nick) Luciani, Phyllis Myers, Roberta Carbone, Lynn Moniz, Cathy Van Damme ­ Lorraway, Elizabeth Elkin, Catherine Cieply, Catherine Strongman, Sandy Trunzer, Dalo Jewels, Victoria Pearce, Dominique Prevost, Gail Mowat, Sharon Gallinger/Amigas. Each artist is also contributing a door prize to the show. Prizes will be drawn from passports stamped along the tour and dropped in any of the ballot boxes set up in each of the makeshift gallery homes. The Saturday and Sunday show runs from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission is free, and 10 per cent of each artist's sales will be donated evenly among the Rocks for Crops project and the Oakville Community Foundation. For more information, visit www.oakvillearttour.com, or call Carbone at 905-844-6254. October 2007 Clearance Sale 25% Off All Retired Department 56 Houses includes Dickens Village, North Pole Village, Christmas in the City, Original Snow Village, Snow Village Halloween Author takes time out from Campaign to sign books at Chapters Tony Crawford, Oakville's NDP candidate for the Oct. 10 provincial election, is appearing at Chapters to present three of his books on Saturday, Sept. 29. His meet the author session at Chapters Oakville Town Center will be held at both 1 and 4 p.m. Crawford will be addressing identify theft, the focus of his books. 50% Off: All Snowbabies All Dreamsicles All Boyds Bears All Precious Moments 1798 Avenue Road Toronto 416-781-0633 A Christmas Rose CANADA'S BEST HOT TUB Huge Savings on All In Stock Models and Pre-order Specials! Plus ROB SZABO Saturday Oct. 13th MANTECA TAPEIRE: "THAT Don't pay a cent til March 2008, OAC. DRIVEN BY RHYTHM Thursday Oct. 18th CANADIAN GUY" Friday Oct. 19th & FRIENDS Join this Juno Award In the Studio Theatre. Saturday Oct. 20th winning group in one James Devine's A "gifted musician" of the highest Join "That Canadian TAPEIRE is raw, with "a voice of anticipated reunion Guy" Glen Foster and exhilarating Celtic tremendous power and tours of the Latin jazz, friends Tony Krolo and passion with original whimsy", Torontothird world rhythms Humble Howard based singer-songwriter and synthesizer "pan live music and dance. It Glassman (all three is the next generation comedians are Oakville Rob Szabo is a tireless fusion" style that touring troubadour combines tribal and hi- in Irish tap fusing the residents) in a tour sounds of dance, fiddle, de farce about Canada and a songwriter of tech influences with vocals and percussion. the highest caliber. jazz improvisation. and Oakville. All performances are at The Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts To order tickets call 905-815-2021 or 1-888-489-7784 Order on-line www.oakvillecentre.ca Dundas St. 2000 Appleby Line Appleby Line 2379 Trafalgar Road (Winner's Plaza) Trafalgar Ridge Plaza Dundas St. (Millcroft Shopping Centre) Post ridge Dr. Millcroft Plaza East Side Mario's LCBO Upper Middle 905-315-7800 905-257-5006 Upper Middle www.thesundancespastore.com Trafalgar Burlington Oakville